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Bones. Skeleton consists of 206 bones. Subdivisions. Axial Appendicular. Axial Skeleton. Bones are organs composed of the following tissues:. Bone tissue Cartilage Epithelial Fibrous connective tissue Blood connective Nervous tissue. Shapes of Bones. Long –vs- Irregular Bone.
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Subdivisions • Axial • Appendicular
Bones are organs composed of the following tissues: • Bone tissue • Cartilage • Epithelial • Fibrous connective tissue • Blood connective • Nervous tissue
Long –vs- Irregular Bone Irregular Bone
Types of Bone Growth • Intramembranous • Skull • Comes from primitive connective tissue cells • Endochondral • All other • Comes from cartilage
Spongy found in the expanded end region of long bones and fills irregular space. Compact on outer bone and shafts of long bones. Spongy –vs-Compact
Fractures heal more quickly: -in young individuals -in upper limbs as opposed to lower limbs -in spongy bones –vs- compact bone